(WASHINGTON – July 12, 2019) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) visited with West Point cadet, Nathaniel Peek, from Rockwall this week in his Washington office. Peek was nominated by Ratcliffe to attend West Point in 2017. He is now a junior cadet and is completing an internship at the Department of Energy in the nation’s capital […]
(WASHINGTON – July 11, 2019) Rep. John Ratcliffe’s (R-Texas) bipartisan legislation passed the U.S. House of Representatives today to criminalize the possession of certain deadly substances. The Effective Prosecution of Possession of Biological Toxins and Agents Act of 2019 closes a loophole in federal law that has allowed dangerous toxins and agents to be knowingly […]
(WASHINGTON – June 12, 2019) Reps. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) and Jim Himes (D-Conn.) introduced a bipartisan bill today to establish election interference as a federal crime. The Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act would make it a federal crime to hack any voting systems used in a federal election. According to the Justice Department, […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — June 4, 2019) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) announced the 2019 Rising Lone Star winners from Rockwall County today. The recipients included Caroline Bloom from Rockwall-Heath High School and Travis Mote from Rockwall High School. “I launched the Rising Lone Star program to showcase young folks from across our 18 counties who set […]
Commends President Trump’s signing of Lake Fannin conveyance bill (ROCKWALL, TX – May 3, 2019) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) attended a celebration on April 27th to commend President Trump’s signing of his bill to restore the local control of 2,025 acres of Fannin County land. He was joined at The Lodge at Lake Fannin by […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — March 20, 2019) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) visited the Hunt County Courthouse today to meet with new Hunt County Judge, Bobby Stoval. “It was great meeting with Judge Stoval to discuss the important issues facing the people of Northeast Texas on both the federal and local level. I appreciate his dedicated leadership […]
WASHINGTON – President Trump signed Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) and Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-Texas) legislation today to reduce the federal estate in Texas by restoring the local control of 2,025 acres of Fannin County land. “I’m incredibly pleased that our bill to restore the local control of Lake Fannin has finally crossed the finish line […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — February 11, 2019) On Friday, Feb. 8, Rep. John Ratcliffe held a meeting with Collin County Sheriff Jim Skinner and Rockwall County Sheriff Harold Eavenson in Washington, D.C. The two sheriffs from Texas’ 4th District work together on the North Texas Sheriffs Criminal Interdiction Unit, which is a multi-agency initiative that intercepts […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — January 16, 2019) The Rockwall Republican Men’s Club welcomed Congressman John Ratcliffe as a guest speaker during its breakfast meeting on Jan. 12. Ratcliffe spoke on the recent shutdown of the federal government over President Donald Trump’s proposal to fund the building of a wall along the southern U.S. border. “This shutdown […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — January 10, 2019) On Wednesday, Jan. 9, Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) released the following statement on President Trump’s national address about securing the Southern Border: “I strongly support President Trump’s call for Democrats to stop playing politics with America’s safety by refusing to fund border security. This is the sole reason our […]